Tag Archives: Constitutional Law

Applying centuries-old constitutional principles to situations not contemplated by the Founding Fathers is nothing new for the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. But that doesn’t make it easy, as was clear recently during two hours of oral argument in cases testing the Fourth Amendment’s limits on cellphone searches.

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s petition for an en banc panel to hear a March 21 decision that overturned the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has filed a motion with the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, asking for an en banc panel to review a decision overturning the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.